The arts, culture and activism are key features of the activities being planned for an upcoming International Women’s Day festival.
St Peter’s Church Hall, Wisbech, will host the event which is ‘Celebrating Women in the Fens’ on Saturday (March 11) between 1pm and 4:30pm.
Entry is free, with organisers accepting donations for a project supporting refugees and sustainability.
There will be a theatre production, poetry readings, crafts, bookstalls and book signings from Fenland author Diane Calton Smith taking place throughout the afternoon.
Parents will also be showing their support for midwives and health workers who are campaigning for better staffing levels and working conditions through the #marchwithmidwives movement.
The production company Journeymen Theatre will be performing its play ‘Breeding Grounds’.
It follows the lives of a couple who have been together for a long time – but cracks are appearing in their relationship as their outlooks on the world differ substantially.
Ingrid is an agency carer and climate change activist, whereas Stewart is a back bench MP.
His perspectives are based on political pragmatism; hers on a sense of urgency and the belief that change must begin with each individual.
The play explores various issues, both big and small, that everyone comes across every day and finding solutions to suit a wide range of views.
Elsewhere, the event will celebrate the life and poetry of Eva Gore Booth, who was suffragette and trade unionist.
There will also be a feminist poetry reading by Jackie Mulhallen, co-founder of the arts organisation Lynx Theatre and Poetry. Its bookstall will be offering booklets about key women activists in history.
Macramé, a creative knotting technique which can be used to make items ranging from hanging plant potholders to jewellery, will be among the crafts.
Refreshments will also be available.
Donations will go towards activist Alison Terry Evans’ refugee and sustainability project called People and Planet.
The festival is being organised by the Wisbech, March and District Trades Union Council.
Its members will be publicising the event at Tesco, in Cromwell Road, on Wednesday (March 8) on International Women’s Day.
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